2 Iranian men charged over alleged bomb plot to target UK Jewish community appear in court
Two Iranian men have appeared in a British court charged with terror offenses related to an alleged plot to bomb Jewish community sites in Manchester. Prosecutors claim the men were coordinated by an Iranian national to target specific locations, including a synagogue and a museum.
Why it matters
The case highlights ongoing concerns regarding international terrorism and the safety of Jewish communities in the UK amidst rising antisemitic sentiment.
Two Iranian men charged with terror offenses over an alleged bomb plot to attack the Jewish community in Manchester, England, appeared in a British court on Saturday. The suspects – named as Salam Ahmadyan, 36, and Rahman Salehi, 34 – were arrested on September 20, on the eve of the Jewish holiday Yom Kippur and almost exactly a year after a terrorist attack at a Manchester synagogue killed two worshippers. In court on Saturday, prosecutor Mark Luckett alleged that the two men were in contact with an Iranian national, most likely operating from within Iran. That third party “is alleged to have directed and coordinated the planned attack and provided instructions on how to assemble a homemade explosive device,” Luckett said, according to UK news agency PA Media.
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